“Kronstadt”: testing of new drone to take place before the end of the year

The first test flight of the shock reconnaissance drone of the new generation will be held before the end of the year, CEO of the group of companies “Kronstadt” (formerly “Transas”) Nikolay Lebedev told RIA Novosti at the MAKS-2015 on Thursday.
“Transas” in 2011 won the tender the Ministry of Defense to create a shock reconnaissance UAV take-off mass of one ton and carried out development work, for which the ministry has allocated 2 billion rubles.
“Schedule of shock reconnaissance drone weighing one ton is kept. The first test flight of the prototype will take place before the end of 2015,” – said Lebedev.